Minneapolis Hubris

 This photo perfectly captures the modern AWFL*.

I've seen that same facial expression in a couple of women on our Parish Synod team. They're the ones going on at length about the migrants and about how our parish is insulated from the real world, read: we're too white.

If you don't know, that's the AWFL what took a bullet to the dome the other day while doing stupid things with her car around Federal law enforcement officers. She's the very model of the Greek tragedy concept of hubris. AI defines that as follows:

In Greek tragedy, what comes before nemesis is hubris.

The classic moral sequence is:

Hubris → Atē → Nemesis

Here’s how it works:

Hubris (ὕβρις)

Arrogance, pride, or overreaching—especially toward the gods or the moral order. The hero believes he is above limits, law, or fate.

Atē (ἄτη) (often implicit)

A state of delusion or moral blindness sent by the gods. Because of hubris, the character can no longer see clearly and makes disastrous choices.

Nemesis (νέμεσις)

Retribution or divine justice. Not mere revenge, but the restoration of balance through punishment.

In short:

Hubris blinds → Atē misleads → Nemesis restores order

I think that's a good summation for what happens to AWFLs when they try to translate their devouring mother tendencies into the real world.

Adam Carolla said it much more bluntly here.

* - AWFL: Affluent, White, Female Liberal